Philadelphia's Veterans Affairs Medical Center is part of a new clinical trial testing whether GLP-1 drugs can be used to treat alcohol abuse disorder.

A study published in March found that people taking Wegovy and Ozempic had lower rates of alcohol abuse and other substance abuse disorders than patients taking other diabetes medications.

The VA Department says more than 400,000 veterans have been diagnosed with alcohol abuse disorder.

VA Secretary Doug Collins says the VA is "uniquely situated to launch" this study and says the research will directly benefit veterans.

About 600 veterans at 18 VA medical centers nationwide will participate in the trial over 24 weeks.

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People packed a public meeting in Vineland, Cumberland County, to object to the proposed expansion of a data center. Officials moved the meeting from City Hall to the Landis Theater because there was such a large crowd.

The facility, which is still under construction, would cover about the size of 45 football fields and would be located about a mile from some nearby homes.

Several people complained about what they described as a humming sound already coming from the site. The center's owner, Data One, says the site is operating in compliance with local noise ordinance limits.

Other attendees brought up concerns about the project's water usage. The company said it had not yet calculated the amount of water needed for every operation.

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A salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños is growing. The CDC now says 345 people have gotten sick across 27 states. None of them are in our area.

Minnesota and Colorado each have at least 110 cases.

Federal investigators say the peppers came from Mexico and were distributed by Coast Citrus to restaurants in multiple states.

Chipotle and Qdoba have already stopped serving the jalapeños.

The FDA is still working to determine if any of the peppers were sold in grocery stores.

If you have any in your home, the CDC says you should throw them out and sanitize any surfaces they may have touched.

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